Healthy Life Style

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As parents, you understand the importance of providing nutritious meals for your growing children; and your home is the best place to start and invest in good nutrition! Home-cooked meals are generally considered more healthy and nutritious as you get to choose the types of ingredients being used and methods to cook each dish. Cooking at home is also an excellent way to save money. Prep-o-cook! It is not easy preparing meals for your family everyday. With your hectic schedules, time is always a major constraint. However, all it really takes is to think a few steps ahead; plan your food purchases and meals preparation ahead of time. To make the planning process fun, get your family members involved in the whole meal preparation process. Plan WISELY Start planning 2-3 days ahead or even on a weekly basis to save time. Be sure to incorporate different foods from each food group of the Food Pyramid. Plan different types of dishes and cooking styles so that you don't bore your family with the same type of dish or cooking style everyday. Shop SMARTLY Shop according to a prepared grocery list based on the menu you have planned. Choose fresh foods more than processed foods. Buy perishables such as fresh foods at the end of your shopping trip. When buying processed foods, read the nutrition information panel to look at the nutritional content. Don't forget to check expiry dates too. Prepare EARLY Prepare ingredients like onions, chillies, and garlic in advance and store them in airtight containers in the fridge. Prepare and freeze beforehand sauces, stocks or even extra batches of food. Store them in microwavable containers so that you can quickly heat them up later. Prepare foods that take longer to cook first; you can prepare other dishes while waiting for the food to cook. Cook HEALTHILY After all the planning and
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